50 Degrees of Sunlight Before the Horizon

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A desert sun may be as unforgiving as a pregnant girl’s Baptist father, but give me this rocking chair and a six pack of New Castle and I can bake under its glow without needing any solar approval. No, a sun god is no trifling matter, but as much as he’s a burning big cheese, he doesn’t match the sheer will of a Pennsylvanian-at-large with a heavy thirst for taking it easy under the unimposing weight of a Thursday afternoon. With every hour the shadows threaten to grow another inch and I can’t be bothered to blame them.

I’ve found myself a stitch in time that isn’t concerned with it’s proximity to the threadline anymore than it’s concerned to to push forward. Jobs don’t always want to be finished as much as they just want to be worked, and I, for one, am learning to take the getting with the there.

Published: January 15, 2009Updated: June 2, 2018

Nathan is the Editor-in-Chief around these parts, and has been traveling by train, bike, VW Bus and Airstream since 2008. He's on Instagram.

Discussion

I went to school for 2 years studying networks and learning how to design databases. I made the Deans list and my classmates voted for me to be student of the month 3 times for making a Linux box so that they could log onto and practice on their Linux skills for 3 different Linux classes. I have a CCNA which I will admit I failed the first time but nonetheless I got it. I also worked so hard with my fellow class mates that at the end of the course we were the only students in four years that the teachers couldn’t hack our final project.

BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE MY PICTURE ON FREAKIN’ WORDPRESS.

I’m really disappointed with myself. I should probably just quit. Or better yet get a MAC.

Enjoy that sunshine while we have had snow for 19 out of 21 days this month! Somehow it just isn’t fair! The snow is really deep and it has been extremely cold with wind chills taking it below zero, but as long as you tell us about sitting in the rocker taking it easy, somehow it makes it better!